1946-1954
It forced French troops to leave Vietnam and divided Vietnam into two countries. (A)
It forced French troops to leave Vietnam and divided Vietnam into two countries. (A)
Preserve the RVN from communist aggression.
French
France called Vietnam a colony of theirs. When French troops left in 1954, th UN divided Vietnam into North and South Vietnam.
Yes. British troops did not fight alongside the American's in the Vietnam war. However, British troops were stationed in South Vietnam on the 13th September 1945. They were charged with restoring French rule over Vietnam. They released French Military units previously arrested by the Japanese, maintained order and were to a drawn into clashes against the Viet Minh in Southern Vietnam. The French may not have been able to establish a foothold in Southern Vietnam and force the Viet Minh out of Saigon without British assistance.
French troops landed in Vietnam in 1858. By the 1880's the French had a strong hold over the territories of Vietnam.
Why US troops at Thailand tdy's in Vietnam 1962?
Boxer Rebellion/China 1900 & Philippine Insurrection 1900-1902
The American Military pulled the troops out of Vietnam because of political pressure on the home front.
Ho Chi Minh agreed to let French troops temporarily return to northern Vietnam.
In August of 1945, the British Allies accepted the surrender of Japanese troops in southern Vietnam. Lord Mountbatten, who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the Southeast Asia Command accepted the surrender, and later the French reasserted control of Saigon.